Maintaining mobility after fracture: A biomechanical analysis of fracture consequences at the Roman Sites of Ancaster (UK) and Vagnari (Italy)

ConclusionsRegardless of how a fracture healed, individuals at Ancaster and Vagnari generally resumed mobility after trauma whenever possible.SignificanceThis research contributes information about injury recovery and suggests that resilient behaviors and persistent mobility may have been valued or required responses to fracture in the study communities. This work advises that impairment should not be inferred based solely on the appearance of lesions.LimitationsSite, sex, and age patterns in injury recovery are not evaluated due to sample size limitations.Suggestions for further researchBiomechanical assessments of post-traumatic function in varied cultural contexts are advised in order to further characterize the impact that physical and social factors have on injury recovery.
Source: International Journal of Paleopathology - Category: Pathology Source Type: research